Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short whileago, however, he became a bus driver andhehas not regretted it. He is finding his newwork far more exciting. When he was driving alongCatford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush outof a shop and run towards a waiting car. One ofthem was carrying a bag full of money. Roy actedquickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.Theone with the money got such a fright that hedropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to getaway in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. While the battered car was movingaway, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves' car was badly damaged andeasy to recognize. Shortlyafterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
語法歸納:系動詞的分類和用法
一句話總結(jié):系動詞后常加名詞、不定式、分詞和形容詞等作表語。
系動詞可分為六類:
感觀系動詞:look看起來;sound聽起來;taste嘗起來;smell聞起來;feel摸上去
These oranges taste good.這些檔子嘗起來味道不錯。
2) 表像系動詞:seem看來好像;似乎
3) 變化系動詞:become變成;get變成;turn變得;grow漸漸變得;come出現(xiàn);go變成;fall變成; run運轉(zhuǎn),運行
Her face lums red.她的臉變紅了。
持續(xù)系動詞:remain保持; keep維持; stay保持;stand維持不變;rest靜止;lie平放;展開
The wreck remained undisturbed.失事飛機殘骸沒有受到破壞。(Lesson 66)
5) 狀態(tài)系動詞:be是
6) 終止系動詞:prove證明是;turnout結(jié)果
注意:可帶名詞作表語的系動詞:be, become, make, look, sound, fall, prove, remain, turn。特別注意:turn—詞后接單數(shù)名詞前一般不用冠詞。
Last year be turned teacher.去年,他成為了老師。
精講筆記:
1、Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.
羅伊•特雷頓過去是開出租汽車的。
語言點 used to drive過去常開車(現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不開了)(請參考Lesson31課文分析)。
2、A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.
然而就在不久前,他開上了公共汽車,也并不為此而感到后悔。
語言點 1) regret的近義表達:be sorry
regret to do sth.因要做某事而感到遺憾
regret doing sth.后悔做了某事。
與regret用法 相近的詞還有:
forget doing sth.忘記做過某事→ forget to do sth.忘記要做某事
remember doing sth.記著做過某事→ remember to do sth.記著做某事
mean doing sth.意味著做某事→ mean to do sth.想做某事
try doing sth.嘗試做某事→ try to do sth.設(shè)法做某事
3、He is finding his new work far more exciting.
他發(fā)覺自己的新工作令人興奮得多。
語言點1 此句比較了 Roy前后做兩項不同工作的心情。
語言點2 far more exciting作賓語補充語。